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**pepperberry farm** · 04-13-2016, 04:41 PM

Jonathan Mac · 04-13-2016, 09:54 PM

Originally posted by pepperberry farm

How are the optics on that middle one?

pathdoc · 04-13-2016, 10:19 PM

Originally posted by Jonathan Mac

How are the optics on that middle one?

Images are muddy brown with coarse detail only.

I want to know exactly what the lenses are. Short one bears a striking resemblance to my M135/3.5, large one third party, possibly even a one touch zoom. PK-A type Vivitar 80-200/4.0?

**pepperberry farm** · 04-14-2016, 04:48 AM

Originally posted by Jonathan Mac

How are the optics on that middle one?

cool and tasty (I keep them in the fridge), some dark-to-mild overtones, and crisply finished with a hint of mint...

Originally posted by pathdoc

Images are muddy brown with coarse detail only.

I want to know exactly what the lenses are. Short one bears a striking resemblance to my M135/3.5, large one third party, possibly even a one touch zoom. PK-A type Vivitar 80-200/4.0?

these are the two 135's I'm shooting for the Single In Challenge this month: Sears 135mm f2.8 Macro and Pentax SMC M 135mm f3.5...

pathdoc · 04-14-2016, 07:01 AM

Originally posted by pepperberry farm

Sears 135mm f2.8 Macro and Pentax SMC M 135mm f3.5...

I'll take the M135 and eat the four extra cookies.

**pepperberry farm** · 04-14-2016, 07:53 AM

Originally posted by pathdoc

I'll take the M135 and eat the four extra cookies.

not so fast - the Sears is giving the M135 a run for its money; really, it is... and you may have enough $$ leftover from buying a Sears 135 (vs the M135) to buy another box of cookies...

pathdoc · 04-14-2016, 08:25 AM

Originally posted by pepperberry farm

the Sears is giving the M135 a run for its money; really, it is...

I'm sure it is, but I already have the M135. And while I appreciate good optics, sometimes handling trumps that and small is beautiful. It's an inch shorter than my FA135/2.8 and makes my SMC-Tak 135/3.5 look over-long and awkward by comparison. I can drop it into an outer pocket of my VOMP with an ME or MX on the other side and hardly know it's there until the time comes to attach it. Even on a cross-shoulder strap underneath the VOMP, it can wear the 135 and almost never get in the way. Those extra four cookies make all the difference.

juristkostya · 04-15-2016, 03:33 AM - **2 Likes**

21 lim @ F3.5

simon_199 · 04-17-2016, 01:55 AM - **1 Like**

Da 35mm wide open

**savoche** · 04-19-2016, 12:01 PM - **6 Likes**

Springtime - finally!

K-3 & DA70 @ f/2.4

**Scorpio71GR** · 04-20-2016, 08:33 PM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by savoche

Springtime - finally!

Nice shot!

Trying the K-01 out on some night shots with the 21 limited.

Jonathan Mac · 04-21-2016, 12:37 AM - **4 Likes**

I used the little DA 21mm a lot in Paris this week (on my Fuji X-M1). Amazingly I don't think I got even one green blob of flare

Stride by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

Paris wheel by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

Metro lights by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

Red man by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

juristkostya · 04-21-2016, 05:03 AM - **2 Likes**

21 lim @ F3.5

juristkostya · 04-22-2016, 01:34 AM - **2 Likes**

21 lim @ F8

**pepperberry farm** · 04-22-2016, 03:27 AM

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04-13-2016, 09:54 PM	#4292
Jonathan Mac Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 10,884	Originally posted by pepperberry farm How are the optics on that middle one?

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pathdoc Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2015 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,381	Originally posted by Jonathan Mac How are the optics on that middle one? Images are muddy brown with coarse detail only. I want to know exactly what the lenses are. Short one bears a striking resemblance to my M135/3.5, large one third party, possibly even a one touch zoom. PK-A type Vivitar 80-200/4.0?

04-14-2016, 04:48 AM	#4294
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,636	Originally posted by Jonathan Mac How are the optics on that middle one? cool and tasty (I keep them in the fridge), some dark-to-mild overtones, and crisply finished with a hint of mint... Originally posted by pathdoc Images are muddy brown with coarse detail only. I want to know exactly what the lenses are. Short one bears a striking resemblance to my M135/3.5, large one third party, possibly even a one touch zoom. PK-A type Vivitar 80-200/4.0? these are the two 135's I'm shooting for the Single In Challenge this month: Sears 135mm f2.8 Macro and Pentax SMC M 135mm f3.5...

04-14-2016, 07:01 AM	#4295
pathdoc Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2015 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,381	Originally posted by pepperberry farm Sears 135mm f2.8 Macro and Pentax SMC M 135mm f3.5... I'll take the M135 and eat the four extra cookies.

04-14-2016, 07:53 AM	#4296
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,636	Originally posted by pathdoc I'll take the M135 and eat the four extra cookies. not so fast - the Sears is giving the M135 a run for its money; really, it is... and you may have enough $$ leftover from buying a Sears 135 (vs the M135) to buy another box of cookies...

04-14-2016, 08:25 AM	#4297
pathdoc Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2015 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,381	Originally posted by pepperberry farm the Sears is giving the M135 a run for its money; really, it is... I'm sure it is, but I already have the M135. And while I appreciate good optics, sometimes handling trumps that and small is beautiful. It's an inch shorter than my FA135/2.8 and makes my SMC-Tak 135/3.5 look over-long and awkward by comparison. I can drop it into an outer pocket of my VOMP with an ME or MX on the other side and hardly know it's there until the time comes to attach it. Even on a cross-shoulder strap underneath the VOMP, it can wear the 135 and almost never get in the way. Those extra four cookies make all the difference.

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